⚠️It's beginning. Patients in southwest #Missouri are starting to be transferred to other hospitals, hundreds of miles away, as hospitals become filled with COVID patients. Only 38% of #Missouri is fully vaccinated & #DeltaVariant infections are surging. news-leader.com/story/news/loc…
Mercy Springfield reported it had hospitalized 104 COVID-19 patients on Tuesday, said Mercy Springfield president Craig McCoy
Cox reported roughly 100 for the day, said system president Steve Edwards.
"I keep telling people, while we're busy fighting each other, this thing is picking us off one by one. It doesn't take sides. It has no political affiliations. It's not red or blue. It's a virus & if we don't protect ourselves, we're going to do a lot of damage to our community"
I just want to remind everyone that the vaccine is effective in preventing severe disease. Almost every death from COVID in adults is among the unvaccinated. You can further protect yourself by adhering to the following.
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In Pagosa Springs #Colorado a Walmart had to be closed b/c of a growing outbreak - so far 10 employees have COVID, of which 6 are unvaccinated; 2 vaxxed; the last two are 🤷🏽. Many unvaccinated employees are awaiting test results. pagosasun.com/2021/07/01/cov…
“This is one of the largest outbreaks we’ve investigated to-date in Archuleta County. With the more severe #DeltaVariant spreading, this outbreak should serve as a reminder for unvaccinated residents to get the vaccine”
Like many states across the US the honor system is being used to determine who should wear masks in the store: “masks are only required in certain places for people who are not fully vaccinated”
🧵This thread is dedicated to the precious children admitted to ICUs after contracting COVID or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children #MISC. Luckily, #TheySurvivedCovid. By telling their stories, we can learn from their experiences.
While the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children #MISC is very rare, it can be dangerous. Luckily for all these unvaccinated children #TheySurvivedCovid
The first thread memorialized 40 #SoulsLostToCovid under the age of 50 from different countries.
🧵 This thread is dedicated to the precious children that have died from COVID during this never-ending pandemic. By telling their stories we'll ensure that their memories live on #SoulsLostToCovid
The first thread memorialized 40 #SoulsLostToCovid under the age of 50 from different countries.
Excellent visual contact tracing diagram from an app of an outbreak in Singapore, which shows that vaccinated and asymptomatic patients with COVID can still infect others. More examples in the thread and app.
Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines was 94% effective against COVID-19 hospitalization among fully vaccinated adults and 64% effective among partially vaccinated adults *aged ≥65 years.
In Missouri, a Savannah mother has sounded the alarm on a COVID-19 outbreak at Buchanan County Academy and claimed she wasn't notified of the growing cases. kq2.com/content/news/J…
“They told me with her (daughter) testing negative twice within a couple of days, they felt that they didn’t have to let me know what was going on. To me, that’s unfair. I feel like we should all know when it comes to something like that.”
Officers said notifying parents of children not infected would break confidentiality laws:
In Surfside Florida, 51 people remain missing after a 12-story, 136-unit apartment complex partially collapsed around 1:30 a.m.
Search and rescue efforts are underway
MISSING: One of the missing in the Surfside, Florida building collapse includes orthopedic surgeon Dr. Brad Cohen and his brother. His wife Soriya Cohen is at the Family Assistance Center awaiting more information